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Development and application of computational methods to illustrate the structural dynamics of proteins using cryoEM

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H01050
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 13040:Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

Nakasako Masayoshi  慶應義塾大学, 理工学部(矢上), 教授 (30227764)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥12,870,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,970,000)
Keywordsクライオ電子顕微鏡 / 蛋白質水和構造 / 機械学習 / ニューラルネットワーク / 酵素反応 / 蛋白質動力学 / 画像解析 / X線回折イメージング / 画像分類 / 像回復 / 蛋白質の動的構造 / 計算科学 / 蛋白質運動の自由エネルギー地形 / X線構造解析 / X線回折・散乱 / 自由エネルギー地形 / 分子動力学計算 / 光受容蛋白質フィトクロムB / 光受容蛋白質フォトトロピン2 / X線構造解析
Outline of Research at the Start

現在のクライオ電子顕微鏡による構造解析では、得られる静電ポテンシャル図から蛋白質ダイナミクスに関する情報を十分に引き出せているわけではない。また、蛋白質の機能や運動に深くかかわる水和構造を可視化することも困難である。本申請では、クライオ電子顕微鏡構造解析に基づいた、蛋白質の立体構造と機能の物理化学的理解に資するべく、独自に考案した計算科学的手法により、生のTEM像に基づいた立体構造変化経路と自由エネルギーなどを描くための解析基盤や、機械学習水和構造予測法を構築・実用化し、酵素蛋白質や光受容蛋白質の運動解析に適用して、その有効性を示す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The structure analyses for enzyme-cofactor and enzyme-cofactor-ligand complexes were conducted using cryoEM. From the structures of enzyme-cofactor complex, we identified structures suitable for cofactor-binding and the pathway of cofactor to approach the final finding-site. We visualized the four and seven structures of the ternary complex in the initial and steady stages of the reaction and proposed structure-based reaction cycle. In addition, structure analysis for the ternary complex of a point-mutated enzyme revealed the interactions necessary for the structural changes.
We developed a neural-network to predict the hydration structures of proteins. The machine learning process was optimized, and the combinational use of the neural-network and empirical hydration prediction method enabled us to predict the hydration structures of membrane proteins.
In addition, for image processing, we proposed a metric used in X-ray diffraction imaging and applied to structure analyses.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

クライオ電顕による酵素-補酵素複合体や酵素-補酵素-基質複合体の構造解析は、酵素反応や蛋白質-リガンド相互作用がどのようなメカニズムで生じているのかを探る端緒を与えるものであり、分子動力学計算やX線結晶構造解析では不可能な、水溶液中かつ反応中にある蛋白質の立体構造の可能性を高めたといえる。
近年、クライオ電顕構造解析が発展しているが、水和水分子の同定は依然として困難な課題である。機械学習水和構造予測法については、その精度を向上させ、膜蛋白質水和構造予測を可能にした。その結果、蛋白質相互作用や蛋白質運動における水分子の役割を描き出すことができ、創薬や蛋白質動力学研究の発展に寄与できると期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (35 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Protocol using similarity score and improved shrink-wrap algorithm for better convergence of phase-retrieval calculation in X-ray diffraction imaging2024

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida Syouyo、Harada Kosei、Uezu So、Takayama Yuki、Nakasako Masayoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

      Volume: 31 Issue: 1 Pages: 113-128

    • DOI

      10.1107/s1600577523009864

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Similarity score for screening phase-retrieved maps in X-ray diffraction imaging ? characterization in reciprocal space2024

    • Author(s)
      Takayama Yuki、Nakasako Masayoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

      Volume: 31 Issue: 1 Pages: 95-112

    • DOI

      10.1107/s1600577523009827

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Coenzyme‐binding pathway on glutamate dehydrogenase suggested from multiple‐binding sites visualized by cryo‐electron microscopy2023

    • Author(s)
      Wakabayashi Taiki、Oide Mao、Kato Takayuki、Nakasako Masayoshi
    • Journal Title

      The FEBS Journal

      Volume: 290 Issue: 23 Pages: 5514-5535

    • DOI

      10.1111/febs.16951

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ultrastructure and fractal property of chromosomes in close-to-native yeast nuclei visualized using X-ray laser diffraction2023

    • Author(s)
      Uezu So、Yamamoto Takahiro、Oide Mao、Takayama Yuki、Okajima Koji、Kobayashi Amane、Yamamoto Masaki、Nakasako Masayoshi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-023-37733-6

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Prediction of hydrophilic and hydrophobic hydration structure of protein by neural network optimized using experimental data2023

    • Author(s)
      Kochi Sato, Mao Oide, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Journal Title

      Scientifc Reports |

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-023-29442-x

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] クライオ電子顕微鏡マップを用いた 生体高分子動態の自由エネルギー地形解析2022

    • Author(s)
      大出真央、中迫雅由
    • Journal Title

      日本結晶学会誌

      Volume: 64 Pages: 300-305

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] SPring-8におけるコヒーレントX線回折イメージングの展開2022

    • Author(s)
      高山裕貴、中迫雅由
    • Journal Title

      日本結晶学会誌

      Volume: 64 Pages: 41-49

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Red light-induced structure changes in phytochrome A from Pisum sativum.2021

    • Author(s)
      M. Oide and M. Nakasako
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-82544-2

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Common architectures in cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus cells visualized by X-ray diffraction imaging using X-ray free electron laser2021

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi Amane、Takayama Yuki、Hirakawa Takeshi、Okajima Koji、Oide Mao、Oroguchi Tomotaka、Inui Yayoi、Yamamoto Masaki、Matsunaga Sachihiro、Nakasako Masayoshi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 3877-3877

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-83401-y

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 低温X線回折イメージング・トモグラフィーを用いた非結晶粒子の三次元構造解析の現状と将来展望2024

    • Author(s)
      原田康生、吉田翔庸、高山裕貴、中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      第37回 日本放射光学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] X線回折イメージングの像回復効率化プロトコルの開発2024

    • Author(s)
      吉田翔庸、原田康生、上江洲奏、高山裕貴、中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      第37回 日本放射光学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] クライオ電子顕微鏡による酵素反応中のグルタミン酸脱水素酵素準安定構造の可視化2024

    • Author(s)
      若林大貴、大出真央、中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      第13回日本生物物理学会関東支部会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prediction of hydration structures over membrane proteins using deep learning in combination with the empirical hydration distribution2023

    • Author(s)
      Kochi Sato, Mao Oide and Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第61回 日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Conformational and ligand-association dynamics of glutamate dehydrogenase in the mixture with ligands visualized by cryo-EM2023

    • Author(s)
      Taiki Wakabayashi, Mao Oide and Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第61回 日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] コヒーレントX線回折イメージングCDIの概要2023

    • Author(s)
      中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      令和5年度 日本結晶学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Protocol to steer phase-retrieval calculation in X-ray diffraction imaging2023

    • Author(s)
      Syouyou Yoshida, So Uezu, Yuki Takayama and Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      60 years of Synchrotron Radiation in Japan (JPSR60)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Prediction of hydration structures of protein by convolutional neural network optimized using experimental data2023

    • Author(s)
      Kochi Sato, Mao Oide and Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      The 34th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics (CCP2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The binding process of substrate and coenzyme with glutamate dehydrogenase observed by using cryoEM2023

    • Author(s)
      Taiki Wakabayashi, Mao Oide and Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第23回 日本蛋白質科学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] X線回折イメージング位相回復の正解度向上プロトコル2023

    • Author(s)
      吉田翔庸、上江洲奏、高山裕貴、中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      第36回日本放射光学会年会・放射光科学合同シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] グルタミン酸脱水素酵素における補酵素結合過程のクライオ電子顕微鏡2023

    • Author(s)
      若林大貴、大出真央、加藤貴之、中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      第12回日本生物物理学会関東支部会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 深層学習と経験分布の融合的手法による膜蛋白質の水和構造予測2023

    • Author(s)
      佐藤航地、大出真央、中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      第12回日本生物物理学会関東支部会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prediction of hydration structures of membrane proteins using neural networks in combination with the empirical hydration distribution2022

    • Author(s)
      Kochi Sato, Mao Oide, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      日本生物物理学会 第60回年会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cofactor binding pathway in glutamate dehydrogenase studied using cryoTEM2022

    • Author(s)
      Taiki Wakabayashi, Mao Oide, Takayuki Kato, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      日本生物物理学会 第60回年会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Protocol for improving accuracy in phase-retrieval calculations in X-ray diffraction imaging2022

    • Author(s)
      Syouyou Yoshida, So Uezu, Yuki Takayama and Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      The Asia Oceania International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instruments 2022 (AO-SRI 2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] X線回折イメージング像回復効率化のための理論構築2022

    • Author(s)
      上江洲奏、高山裕貴、大出真央、中迫雅由
    • Organizer
      第35回日本放射光学会・放射光科学合同シンポジウム(JSR2022)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prediction of hydration structures of proteins by using machine learning2021

    • Author(s)
      Kochi Sato, Mao Oide, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第21回日本蛋白質科学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Structure and fractal dimension of chromatin assembly in yeast nuclei in G1 phase2021

    • Author(s)
      So Uezu, Mao Oide, Takahiro Yamamoto, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第21回日本蛋白質科学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Search for binding pathway of co-enzyme around the active-site cleft of glutamate dehydrogenase2021

    • Author(s)
      Taiki Wakabayashi, Mao Oide, Takayuki Kato, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第21回日本蛋白質科学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Red-light induced structural changes in plant photoreceptor protein phytochrome A2021

    • Author(s)
      Mao Oide, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第21回日本蛋白質科学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prediction of hydration structures of proteins by using machine learning2021

    • Author(s)
      Kochi Sato, Mao Oide, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第59回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Search for binding pathway of co-enzyme around the active-site cleft of glutamate dehydrogenase2021

    • Author(s)
      Taiki Wakabayashi, Mao Oide, Takayuki Kato, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第59回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] X-ray diffraction imaging study on the distribution and fractal dimensions of chromosomes in yeast nuclei in G1 phase2021

    • Author(s)
      So Uezu, Mao Oide, Takahiro Yamamoto, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第59回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Red-light induced structural changes in plant photoreceptor protein phytochrome A2021

    • Author(s)
      Mao Oide, Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Organizer
      第59回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Hydration Structures of Proteins2021

    • Author(s)
      Masayoshi Nakasako
    • Total Pages
      309
    • Publisher
      Springer-Nature
    • ISBN
      9784431569176
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 染色体のフラクタルな超構造を可視化

    • URL

      https://www.riken.jp/press/2023/20230707_1/index.html

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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